Larry Woody | Senior Writer
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The Chase for the Championship has turned NASCAR upside down.
Well, at least in terms of interest in the point standings.
With three races left to set the 12-man field, the attention is not focused on the leaders, but on 12th position.
Points leader Kevin Harvick, having secured his spot in the Chase with […]

Kyle Busch survived a crash-filled Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway and won the O’Reilly 200 on Wednesday night.
He took the white flag to make the race official just as a crash behind him brought out the yellow.
Good thing, too. Busch said afterward that his truck was running out of fuel.
“It ran […]

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Kyle Busch won the pole for the Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway Wednesday afternoon by laying down a lap at 122.968 mph.
However, Busch will start the O’Reilly 200 on Wednesday night from the rear of the field because his engine broke and will have to be replaced before the race.
The pole […]

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NASCAR announced today the 2011 schedule for its three national series, highlighted by several key changes for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
“The adjustments and realignment of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule will make for an exciting race season next year,” said NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France. “The revised schedule provides better situated dates […]

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Fort Worth, Texas – Fans purchasing the 2011 “No Limits” season-ticket package at Texas Motor Speedway will realize double-digit savings from the previous year, and an array of new benefits connected to a pair of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races and an IZOD IndyCar Series event.
Beginning 9 a.m., CDT, August 18, fans can secure a […]

It’s the drivers who put their lives on the line, and some IZOD IndyCar Series drivers have been thinking they should have a say in how things are done.
After a lot of talk since the beginning of the 2010 season, and a meeting two weeks ago at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course to formalize things, the […]

By John Sturbin | Senior Writer
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Dallas – A unique IZOD IndyCar Series doubleheader and the first Saturday night NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in the track’s history highlight Texas Motor Speedway’s revised 2011 schedule.
For the first time in the 16-year history of the IndyCar Series, drivers will compete in two individual races in the same […]

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Marcos Ambrose was named to replace Kasey Kahne as the driver of the No. 9 Richard Petty Motorsports Sprint Cup car on Tuesday.
The announcement was made during a teleconference Tuesday afternoon.
Ambrose, a native of Australia, has been driving for the one-car team of JTG/Daugherty but it was recently announced that […]

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Kevin Harvick and his team owner, Richard Childress, have likely faced their last question about sponsorship of their No. 29 Chevrolet next season.
On Tuesday at morning, it was announced that Budweiser will replace Shell as the primary sponsor of the car.
The announcement – complete with trademark Clydesdale horses – was […]

By Jim Pedley | Managing Editor
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Jamie Allison was way too upbeat as we stood in the back of the media center at Indianapolis Motor Speedway a month ago. The head of Ford Racing, Allison was sporting a game-show host attitude at a time when his NASCAR operation was looking quite ordinary.
Was he laughing to keep […]